Japan sushi chain uses AI app to select tastier tuna

Amid COVID-19, buyers can screen for quality without visiting processors

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Kara Sushi buyers can assess the quality of tuna remotely using the Tuna Scope smartphone app.(Source photo by Reuters, Kura Sushi)

KEIKO MARUYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

OSAKA -- Japanese sushi restaurant chain Kura Sushi has introduced an artificial intelligence-based smartphone app capable of assessing the quality of tuna, a popular sushi topping.

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